Sweet Maria's Coffee

Sweet Maria's Coffee Sweet Maria's Coffee. Green, unroasted coffee and home coffee roasting supplies. Our Oakland storefront is open to the public M-F 10am - 4pm.
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www.sweetmarias.com

06/05/2026

What does freshly roasted *commercial* coffee taste like? 💭 We can finally show and tell you! Check out Thompson taste test a wild batch of coffees, from this Ugandan "Alpha" grade coffee, to a special Bolivian anaerobic natural, to a delicate washed Ethiopian coffee. Watch in full at our Coffee Library! 📹

Learn more: https://library.sweetmarias.com/low-vs-high-grade/

We've got a handful of Brazilian green coffee options on deck, with notes ranging from sweet nuttiness, to bakes treats,...
06/04/2026

We've got a handful of Brazilian green coffee options on deck, with notes ranging from sweet nuttiness, to bakes treats, to the classic chocolate tones we love. Many of these lots are from the state of Minas Geraís (which accounts for more than half of Brazilian coffee exports!).

Shop coffee: https://www.sweetmarias.com/green-coffee/south-america/brazil.html

📸 Descriptions:
1 - Everything’s bigger in Brazil, including the instant hot water pumps they use in cupping labs to pour massive tables of coffee!
2 - Fragrant white coffee flowers mark the transition from end of harvest, to new growth. Fazenda Amizade in Serra do Salitre.
3 - An old Mercedes work truck used to haul wood for the mechanical dryers is parked outside the dry mill of Amarildo Jose Borges in Patrocinio.
4 - Thompson poses for a photo in a mechanical harvester for his upcoming post-punk album.

The Aillio Bullet R2 and R2 Pro's we've all been waiting for are finally HERE! These are smart roasters that can handle ...
06/03/2026

The Aillio Bullet R2 and R2 Pro's we've all been waiting for are finally HERE! These are smart roasters that can handle up to 2.2 lb—2.6 lb on the Pro—and go back-to-back on batches. Plus, both versions come with their own cooling tray (Regular and Pro, respectively) along with free green coffee from our catalog to use for seasoning! 🚄

Shop: https://www.sweetmarias.com/roasting/drum-roasters/aillio-bullet.html

06/02/2026

Kenya coffee grades 101 💡 Kenya coffee has an elaborate grading system to determine the value of coffee in the country; as a result, the value of lower or average grade coffees is tied to the farmer's success just as much as the smaller, specialty lots. Thompson gets up close and teaches you more about these grades via video, linked in bio.

Learn more: https://library.sweetmarias.com/kenya-coffee-grades/

📸 Cross sections ca. 2015! Slide one is the inside of coffee cherry skin; slide two is a cherry opened lengthwise on the...
06/01/2026

📸 Cross sections ca. 2015! Slide one is the inside of coffee cherry skin; slide two is a cherry opened lengthwise on the branch. It has such a thick pulp layer, which is the last part of the fruit to enlarge. Thick pulp means there was more moisture available at the end of the fruit development.

via Coffee Shrub ☕️ We just received these photos of our container being stuffed by our friends at in El Salvador (Fi...
05/31/2026

via Coffee Shrub ☕️ We just received these photos of our container being stuffed by our friends at in El Salvador (Finca Miravalles, San Luis, San Miguel). They are one of the most expedient suppliers to turn around coffees once they're approved, and we're grateful for all their hard work this season! We can't wait to cup the arrivals in a few weeks.

Here's a quick run of our current decaf list! 🌱 Despite being brief, we've got a good variety of flavor profiles and roa...
05/29/2026

Here's a quick run of our current decaf list! 🌱 Despite being brief, we've got a good variety of flavor profiles and roast level recommendations, including organic options. Check them out on the site!

Shop: https://www.sweetmarias.com/green-coffee/decaf.html

05/28/2026

Even when cut right through the middle, coffee beans roast just as you'd expect. But they offer an interesting vantage point when it comes to development and cracks, as it emphasizes the expansion from moisture loss... and even the exact movement at first crack! Watch the little spin (and more) in full below. ☕️

Learn more: https://library.sweetmarias.com/green-coffee-close-ups-what-do-we-learn-from-half-a-bean/ #:~:text=Half%20A%20Bean%20and%20First%20Crack%20Acrobatics%3A%20A%20Short%20Video%E2%80%A6

Address

2823 Adeline Street
Oakland, CA
94608

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm

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